[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
Operational departments of government shall be created or abolished
by the Board of Supervisors. Within each department, however, the
organization and implementation of specific functions shall be the
responsibility of the department head, subject to the review and approval
of the Township Manager.
[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
1.
The following departments are hereby established to operate under
the direction and supervision of the Township Manager.
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Department
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Department Head
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Department of Administration
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Township Manager
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Department of Police Protection
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Chief of Police
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Department of Public Works
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Road Superintendent
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Department of Zoning and Building
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Zoning and Building Inspector
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2.
The following additional departments are hereby established to operate
under the coordination of the Township Manager.
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Department
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Department Head
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Department of Law
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Township Attorney
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Department of Engineering
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Township Engineer
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Department of Fire Protection
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Chief of Volunteer Fire Company
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[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
1.
Heads of departments of the Township which operate under the direction
and supervision of the Township Manager shall possess the necessary
qualifications for their respective offices, as established by the
Township Manager. They shall be appointed and removed by the Township
Manager in accordance with the provisions of Section 504(1) of the
Home Rule Charter.
2.
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint a Township Attorney for an
indefinite term, subject to removal with or without cause. He shall
be a person learned in the law, in active legal practice in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth.
3.
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint a Township Engineer for an
indefinite term, subject to removal with or without cause. He shall
be appointed solely on the basis of his professional qualifications
and may be either an individual, a partnership, or an engineering
corporation licensed to practice civil engineering in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
4.
The Volunteer Fire Companies shall each elect a Fire Chief in accordance
with company procedures and bylaws.
[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
Each department of the Township which operates under the direction
and supervision of the Township Manager shall:
1.
Cooperate with other departments in furnishing such services, labor,
and materials as may be requisitioned by the heads of such other departments,
subject to such regulations as the Township Manager may prescribe.
2.
Establish, maintain, and preserve a system of filing and indexing
records and reports in sufficient detail in order to furnish all information
necessary for proper control of departmental activities and in order
to form a basis for periodic reports to the Township Manager.
[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
The Department of Administration shall be responsible for all
activities relating but not limited to the following functions:
1.
General financial administration.
2.
Tax and revenue collection.
3.
Accounting and expenditure control.
4.
Payroll administration and control.
5.
Insurance programs.
6.
Budget preparation and control.
7.
Capital programming.
8.
Internal auditing.
9.
Purchasing systems.
10.
Property and inventory maintenance.
11.
Personnel management.
12.
Labor relations and negotiations.
13.
Community communications and cable television.
14.
Public relations programs.
15.
Community group and service liaison.
16.
Intergovernmental relations and contracts.
17.
In-service training programs.
18.
Staff assistance to independent auditors.
19.
Staff assistance to boards and commissions.
20.
All other responsibilities and obligations that the Township Manager
may from time to time assign consistent with the Home Rule Charter
and this Administrative Code.
[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
The Department of Police Protection shall be responsible for
all activities relating but not limited to the following functions:
1.
General preservation of public order.
2.
Prevention and suppression of crime.
3.
Apprehension of violators of the law.
4.
Protection of life and property.
5.
Traffic and pedestrian control and safety.
6.
Investigation of crimes.
7.
Maintenance of police records and files.
8.
Operation of the jail.
9.
Coordination of police programs and services with other agencies.
10.
All other responsibilities and obligations that the Township Manager
may from time to time assign consistent with the Home Rule Charter
and this Administrative Code.
[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
The Department of Public Works shall be responsible for all
activities relating but not limited to the following functions:
1.
Maintenance of municipal buildings, equipment and facilities, rights-of-way
and property.
2.
Construction and maintenance of streets and storm sewers.
3.
Erection and maintenance of parking and traffic control signals,
signs, and street markings.
4.
Coordination and direction of refuse removal and disposal.
5.
All other responsibilities and obligations that the Township Manager
may from time to time assign consistent with the Home Rule Charter
and this Administrative Code.
[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
The Department of Zoning and Building Inspection shall be responsible
for all activities of Zoning and Building Inspection shall be responsible
for all activities relating but not limited to the following functions:
1.
Housing, land and building inspections.
2.
Enforcement of Township Building and Fire Prevention codes.
3.
Coordination of code enforcement with other agencies.
4.
Administration and enforcement of the Township Zoning Ordinance and
development programs.
5.
Administrative coordination of long range planning and community
development programs.
6.
Technical and staff review assistance to the Planning Commission.
7.
Technical and staff review assistance to the Zoning Hearing Board.
8.
Technical and staff review assistance to the Building and Fire Code
appeals.
9.
All other responsibilities and obligations that the Township Manager
may from time to time assign consistent with the Home Rule Charter
and this Administrative Code.
[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
The Department of Law shall be responsible for all activities
relating but not limited to the following functions:
1.
Furnishing legal advice to the Board of Supervisors, to the Township
Manager, and all Township Departments, officers and agencies, except
as provided otherwise by this Administrative Code or the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, concerning any matter or thing arising
in connection with the exercise of their official powers or performance
of their official duties.
2.
To prepare and revise ordinances when requested by the Board of Supervisors
or the Township Manager.
3.
To give his written opinion on any legal matter or question submitted
to him by the Board of Supervisors or the Township Manager.
4.
To attend all regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meetings and
any other meetings at which his presence is requested by the Board
of Supervisors.
5.
To prepare for execution all contracts and instruments to which the
municipality is a party and approve as to form all bonds required
to be submitted to the municipality.
6.
To represent the municipality in all legal actions brought by or
against the municipality except as provided otherwise by the law of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
7.
To keep records and to deliver all records, documents, and property
of every description in his possession, pertinent to his work as municipal
attorney, to his successor in office.
8.
To perform all other legal services requested by the Board of Supervisors
or the Manager pertaining to municipal affairs.
[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
The Department of Engineering shall be responsible for all activities
relating but not limited to the following functions:
1.
Supervision of all engineering matters of the Township.
2.
Staff assistance to the Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing Board,
and Department of Public Works.
3.
All other responsibilities and obligations that the Board of Supervisors
or Township Manager may from time to time assign consistent with the
Home Rule Charter and this Administrative Code.
[Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
The Volunteer Fire Companies shall continue to operate as private
corporations under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The
Department of Administration will coordinate activities of this Department
requiring action, support, or cooperation by and of the Township.
